Photos of Statesman swinging the Nerf Bat

nicoliy · 07-05-2005 05:41 PM

I must say I got a good laugh from this one. Thanks, it's been a rough day at work. Just what I needed.

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Skysaurus · 07-05-2005 05:42 PM

Into every AT a little nerf bat must fall.

KraZeD_KaoZ · 07-05-2005 05:51 PM

*Runs away in fear* AHHHH!!! Please don't nerf me!

Scythe_NA · 07-05-2005 07:10 PM

Don't you remember the old post with his pictures? They had a Beta pic where he had brown hair, a current pic where he had white hair, and a 'future prediction' pic of some poor, scared man in the mud with a look of horror in his eyes.

That one had me laughing for a good fifteen minutes

SagittaryGold · 07-05-2005 08:01 PM

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I'm far from being a kiss [censored] but...

Did Jack lose weight?

Check out the nerf bat pics an check out the old OLD video in the movies section with Jack talking about CoH...

I swear he lost weight.

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I know he's cut his hair since WonderCon.....

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Man, I remember that vid. He has almost Einstein type long pepper hair. Looked liked the crazy guy from the comic shop rather than the lead designer of an MMO. I almost miss that look; he looks so... well, normal with short hair.

KraZeD_KaoZ · 07-05-2005 08:43 PM

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I'm far from being a kiss [censored] but...

Did Jack lose weight?

Check out the nerf bat pics an check out the old OLD video in the movies section with Jack talking about CoH...

I swear he lost weight.

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I know he's cut his hair since WonderCon.....

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Man, I remember that vid. He has almost Einstein type long pepper hair. Looked liked the crazy guy from the comic shop rather than the lead designer of an MMO. I almost miss that look; he looks so... well, normal with short hair.

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I agree.

Harry_Canyon · 07-05-2005 09:43 PM

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Where would be the fun in that? How can we truly feel his intent unless he uses a Louisville Slugger covered in colored tape.

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It is actually a nerf bat (albeit a really hard hitting one) covered with Red, White and Blue Duck Tape. Statesman said he would swing around the office when he returned, so maybe I should be apologizing to the rest of the Devs...

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Sorry, I guess my imagination got the best of me. Bad Brain!! em/smacks head

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Oh, and on a side note, I found out a bit of information about dual pistols for Scrappers. Apparently, Statesman is in favor of this but it would be a melee set or a very short range set while Geko felt that the players would reject a pistol set with shorter range than villians. I see both sides of that argument, so maybe we will see pistols and maybe we won't...

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Hold up a minute, make the first attack in the Pistol set a simple ranged attack that does minimal damage. Not truly worth 6-slotting for damage, and is more like a ranged brawl (great for an opener to an attack chain as you close with the baddies). Spines has good damaging ranged attacks, as does Claws, so it is not like a ranged scrapper set is unheard of.

Maybe something like this:

Set-Pistols
Scrapper Primary

Shot-A ranged attack with low damage. [Ranged/Lethal] Recharge/Med, Damage/Low, low end use.

Clip-A low close range shot at targets lower body. [Melee/Lethal] Recharge/Fast, Damage/Medium, +Slow

Kill Zone-A spray from two weapons in a 45 degree cone. [Melee-8'/Lethal DOT] Recharge/Medium, Damage/High(DOT)

Target-(same as build up)

One/Two-A single precise shot from each weapon, these shots do little damage, but can cripple your target lowering his defense. [Melee/Lethal -Def] Recharge/Fast, Damage/Low, -Def

Insult-(standard Taunt)

Clear the Room-A series of contortions and spins while firing in all directions, 360 degrees of gunplay. [Melee-8'/Lethal] Recharge/Long, Damage/Med

Head Shot-A critical shot that does great damage.[Melee-8'/Lethal] Recharge/Very Long, Damage/Extreme, +Hold

Unload-Raises both weapons and fires relentlessly in front of the hero, this intense volley strikes every target in a small cone in front of him with major damage but leaves you unable to fire your weapons for a while.[Short Ranged/Lethal] Recharge/long, Damage/Superior(DOT),25 degree cone, Disables Pistol set for 300 seconds (this can be reduced with recharge enhancements)

There whatcha think?

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Crimson_Masque · 07-05-2005 10:38 PM

IMHO, the pistol set sounds great except for the last power, not being able to attack for 5 minutes would ensure that very few people would take it. Maybe giving it a minute recharge would be better, thus making it more in line with other scrapper final powers (although reducing the damage by a bit (maybe high would work, making it like Shadow Maul)) Either way though, that'd be awesome and would make a lot of sense (and blasters should be appeased, they do get 2 new powersets in I5) so I guess I'm hoping pistols for I6

Harry_Canyon · 07-06-2005 11:32 AM

Granted...it was late, and I was thinking more along the lines of dull pain, or hasten....Duh!

I had intended to make the final power more like a focused nova ability as the effect (like the assault rifle final power). I think the standard weakening of a char after the attack (as per nova or most other final powers) would suffice.

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Statesman_NA · 07-06-2005 12:05 PM

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Man, I remember that vid. He has almost Einstein type long pepper hair. Looked liked the crazy guy from the comic shop rather than the lead designer of an MMO. I almost miss that look; he looks so... well, normal with short hair.

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You'll be glad to know that I've decided to leave my hair long in the future. No more short hair.

And I haven't lost any weight, though the Cryptic team has a personal trainer that we started working with in January. So I'm definitely more fit than I was.

EyeDevil · 07-06-2005 12:27 PM

You guys have a personal trainer? Man, are you loaded?

Lunar_Darkness · 07-06-2005 12:27 PM

No, Statesman, just say NO to Stamina!

Task Forces shouldn't need 8 people to start ... it's not fun.

The_Josh · 07-06-2005 12:28 PM

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though the Cryptic team has a personal trainer that we started working with in January.

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Wow! Neat employee benefits... That rules!

CatMan · 07-06-2005 12:28 PM

That just means flab is converting to muscle - which takes less volume pound for pound.

There is more to losing weight than a scale: belt need more tightening? Had to see the tailor for a smaller pants/shirt size? Able to lift two cars instead of one?

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Oldman_Winter · 07-06-2005 12:37 PM

He's got to get in shape for CoV to fight Lord Recluse.

States has been taking it easy for along time.
What with all the heroes do his work and rescuing him too.

CatMan · 07-06-2005 12:39 PM

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You guys have a personal trainer? Man, are you loaded?

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Actually, given the sedentary nature of programming, a smart employer would have such benefits.

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Blue_Volt_NA · 07-06-2005 12:43 PM

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Man, I remember that vid. He has almost Einstein type long pepper hair. Looked liked the crazy guy from the comic shop rather than the lead designer of an MMO. I almost miss that look; he looks so... well, normal with short hair.

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You'll be glad to know that I've decided to leave my hair long in the future. No more short hair.

And I haven't lost any weight, though the Cryptic team has a personal trainer that we started working with in January. So I'm definitely more fit than I was.

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This wouldn't perhaps be Ms. Liberty, would it? I hope Mrs. Statesman knows....

Greyhawke · 07-06-2005 12:51 PM

Cool pics! Thanks for sharing !

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Heh ... that's good stuff. I wish they had conferences here in Omaha so I could meet Jack ... unfortunately there's not much cool here besides me

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I would have swore you lived in Kansas Supe... err I mean Havok

KingSnake · 07-06-2005 01:16 PM

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No, Statesman, just say NO to Stamina!

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Hehe, if he's got a kid on the way, he'd better 6 slot Stamina ASAP... might want to consider Hasten too... (congratz on that BTW. Don't alway have nice things to say about you, but really, congratz. )

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SagittaryGold · 07-06-2005 01:21 PM

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Man, I remember that vid. He has almost Einstein type long pepper hair. Looked liked the crazy guy from the comic shop rather than the lead designer of an MMO. I almost miss that look; he looks so... well, normal with short hair.

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You'll be glad to know that I've decided to leave my hair long in the future. No more short hair.

And I haven't lost any weight, though the Cryptic team has a personal trainer that we started working with in January. So I'm definitely more fit than I was.

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Woot! \o.o/ Long hair 4 teh win!

And exercise for teh fl4b!

Seriously though, I did like the long hair. It made you seem so much more friendly and personable. Yup, that's good ol' unca Jack. Or as one of my teachers might said, "Don't be square! Stick it to the Man!"

Fault · 07-06-2005 01:41 PM

Hoo... I remember way back when City of Heroes was being displayed at a long past E3 and seeing States on video for the first time.

Yeah... Video Game designers don't look like that. Guys who look like that hang out with Stan Lee, not Bill Gates.

... I wonder if Mr. States has hung out with either of these people. Hm.

Yeah, I'm colorblind, and I talk about it a lot. Sorry.

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_Pax_ · 07-06-2005 02:09 PM

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Actually, given the sedentary nature of programming, a smart employer would have such benefits.

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Exercise and Red Bull. The staples of a good developer.

Protonic_Flux · 07-06-2005 03:02 PM

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I went to Origins this year and had a chance to ask Jack Emmert a few questions about the new ATs and other new things coming in CoH and CoV. But, the most astonishing thing was when I asked about scrappers and this happened:

http://www.reversepolarity.com/origins/Statesman1.jpg
http://www.reversepolarity.com/origins/Statesman2.jpg
http://www.reversepolarity.com/origins/Statesman3.jpg

I kid, I kid. I gave him the bat to pose with...

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HA! That, my friend, is a thing of beauty.

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Protonic_Flux · 07-06-2005 03:13 PM

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Don't you remember the old post with his pictures? They had a Beta pic where he had brown hair, a current pic where he had white hair, and a 'future prediction' pic of some poor, scared man in the mud with a look of horror in his eyes.

That one had me laughing for a good fifteen minutes

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You mean this?

'If Champions Online is what "CoH was supposed to be", I'm glad that I have what I have rather than "what it was supposed to be".' - The Alt oholic
"I solo'd Hamidon...but I also totally cheated." - Back Alley Brawler
"It is still early. Someone is going to get stabbed tonight I can feel it." - Ishmael (said in Jello Shooters chat)

Rajani Isa · 07-06-2005 05:07 PM

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He's got to get in shape for CoV to fight Lord Recluse.

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BAAAAAAD image. Unless Jack dresses up more goldenage style, in the coat and everything.

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